17:45 Newcastle

Saturday 22 March 2025

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Boost Your Acca At BetMGM Handicap

Off time: 17:45 | Winning time: 1m 31.20s

(1)

Too Much^h¹⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 9-9| J: Kaiya Fraser⁽³⁾| T: D Thompson| OR: 68| CD

9/2

4/1, improved on recent efforts to win 7-runner handicap at this C&D 10 days ago. Scored in good style that day so needs considering up 5 lb.

Form: 33-9651

(10)

Code Purple⁵⁵

Age: 6| Weight: 9-8| J: P Mulrennan| T: B Haslam| OR: 67| BF| CD

17/2

C&D winner. Pulled up in novice hurdle (66/1) at Sedgefield (16.8f, soft) 55 days ago. Fair on the Flat, good on last Flat outing. Others more persuasive.

Form: 131722-

(8)

Pallas Lord^t¹⁰

Age: 7| Weight: 9-7| J: Jason Hart| T: D W Whillans| OR: 66| BF| CD

10/3

4-time C&D winner. Five wins from 16 runs last year. Latest win here in March. 2/1, good head second of 6 to Broken Spear in handicap at this C&D 10 days ago, rallying. Can make presence felt again.

Form: 424112

(9)

Cusack^p²¹

Age: 7| Weight: 9-6| J: Sean Kirrane| T: D Thompson| OR: 65| CD

9/2

7-time course winner. Latest win here in January. Fifth of 7 in handicap at this course (8f, 9/1) 21 days ago, unable to sustain effort.

Form: 3-15725

(5)

Trais Fluors¹⁰

Age: 11| Weight: 9-4| J: Rowan Scott| T: Miss L A Perratt| OR: 63| CD

7/1

4-time course winner. Respectable third of 7 in handicap (6/1) at this course (8f) 10 days ago, needing stronger gallop.

Form: 1517-73

(7)

Wait And Hope¹⁹⁸

Age: 4| Weight: 9-4| J: Joanna Mason| T: Mrs R Carr| OR: 63

40/1

Fair at best but well held all 3 starts for this yard. Off 6 months.

Form: 226808-

(6)

Broken Spear¹⁰

Age: 9| Weight: 9-4| J: D Nolan| T: T Coyle & K Wood| OR: 63| CD

4/1

11/4, won 6-runner handicap at this C&D 10 days ago by head from Pallas Lord, just holding on. Has good chance on form.

Form: 067-331

(3)

Bellagio Man^p¹⁸

Age: 7| Weight: 9-4| J: Alex Jary⁽⁵⁾| T: A Brittain| OR: 63| C| D

11/1

Course winner. Sixth of 8 in handicap at this course (6f, 11/1) 18 days ago, never nearer.

Form: 582636

Non-Runners

(4)

Tea Sea¹⁷

Weight: 9-8| Age: 5

T: A W Carroll J: William Carson

(2)

Wyvern¹⁸

Weight: 8-13| Age: 6

T: P Morris J: Billy Loughnane

Forecasts

Pallas Lord (10/3), Broken Spear (4/1), Cusack (9/2), Too Much (9/2), Trais Fluors (7/1), Tea Sea (7/1), Code Purple (17/2), Wyvern (10/1), Bellagio Man (11/1), Wait And Hope (40/1)

TOO MUCH ran out an authoritative winner over C&D 10 days ago so can defy a 5 lb rise at the main expense of in-form veterans Broken Spear and Pallas Lord, who were first and second on the same card.